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March 27 may be the only time Heat fans will see Wade and James at AA Arena. Surya Fernandez reported that Dwyane Wade most likely will be a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers when they perform at AA Arena on March 27, 2018. Breaking: Dwyane Wade expected to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers https://t.co/cttkjDfpcZ— Surya Fernandez (@SuryaHeatNBA) September 26, 2017 That marks a turnaround from 2010 when LeBron James and Chris Bosh left their cities to join Wade in Miami. Hopefully the Cavaliers and Heat battle it out again in the Eastern Conference Finals. Cavaliers will feature an...

Golden State checked in on the 12-time All-Star, but talks quickly ended The Chicago Bulls recently bought out the contract of shooting guard Dwyane Wade, and with the season only a few weeks away, he sought to quickly find a new team. After checking in with a few predictable suspects, the 12-time All-Star is set to join good buddy LeBron James, as the newest member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. While it’s not surprising that Wade chose Cleveland, what is surprising is that the Golden State Warriors were interested. Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype reported that the ink had barely dried on...

Media Day 2017 is in the books and the Blazer’s Edge Podcast has the lowdown on a slimmer Jusuf Nurkic, vegan Damian Lillard, impressive Caleb Swanigan and an animated Meyers Leonard. Will this team be the new Bad Boys? Nurk thinks they could be! David MacKay spent the day at the Moda Center with the Trail Blazers and he drops by the podcast for a full report that includes thoughts about Swanigan, Leonard with much to prove, Damian and C.J. McCollum on what accountability mean, plus a rant about the homogenization of uniforms and a little Melo talk to round it out. Tune in for all this...

News from the first day of Utah Jazz training camp, including another signing and an appearance by former LA Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak. Entering media day, the Utah Jazz had 19 players on hand to participate in training camp. On their first official day of practice on Tuesday, the team brought that total to the […] Utah Jazz camp notes: Taylor Braun signed, Mitch Kupchak in the house - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Externally, the eye will show you that Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has grown out his hair. Internally, the ear will tell you that the longest tenured Brooklyn Net has grown as a person, a leader. Last season was the 22-year-old’s first full NBA campaign after missing much of his 2015-16 rookie season due to injury. The 6’7” combo forward was selected in the latter part of the first round in 2015, and 107 NBA appearances later, he’s the only Net who’s been in Brooklyn for a full two seasons. His play also earned him a spot in the 2017 NBA Africa game among the likes of DeMarcus...

Heat’s annual open scrimmage during training camp will benefit the Miami Cancer Institute. The Miami Heat announced today that tickets are now available for the “Red, White & Pink” Game set to take place Saturday, September 30th at 11:00am. The open scrimmage will be the first chance for fans to check out the 2017-18 roster during their training camp sessions at Florida Atlantic University. This will be the only Heat training camp event open to the public and tickets cost just $1 each, with proceeds benefitting the Miami Cancer Institute. Tickets are available via the Heat’s...

All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Kyrie Irving on protests: 'The beautiful thing is that people are starting to wake up' Gallery: Boston Celtics annual media day NBA players express frustration with Trump's words AP source: Cavaliers front-runners to sign Dwyane Wade Cavs’ Isaiah Thomas believes max deal still feasible Doc Rivers: ‘If Donald Trump did his job, players would not be kneeling’Celtics mulling their own form of protest as new season dawns Al Horford misses Isaiah Thomas already as new-look Celtics gather for media day Trimmed-down Marcus...

Let the record show: this is the approximately correct placement of DeRozan in the league hierarchy. What did we say about NBA rankings? They never end. We’re here again today with a new one to consider, this time from the venerable outlet SLAM Magazine. In their ranking of the top 50 players in the NBA — a countdown that reach number 20 earlier today — we find two Toronto Raptors. As the headline implies, let’s reflect on what SLAM got right: DeMar DeRozan at no. 21. DeRozan’s season last year was the best of his career — all the stats, advanced or otherwise, back this up. He...

Kadeem Allen, Jabari Bird, L.J. Peak and Andrew White fight for a roster spot Other entries in the player preview series covered the players most likely to get at least some level of action with the Boston Celtics during the 2017-18 season. But what about the players on two-way contracts or on camp contracts? With the 15th roster spot open, there is a chance one of these players ends up playing minutes for Boston when the lights come on for real in mid-October. Before we get into the players, it is worth taking some time to explain the new two-way contracts, since they are a new addition to...

The Nuggets appear to be all in on keeping their talent According to Matt Moore of CBS Sports and Hardwood Paroxysm, the Denver Nuggets and Gary Harris are very close on finalizing a contract extension. Source close to situation says Nuggets are very close to extension with guard Gary Harris, expectation is it will get done before deadline.— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) September 26, 2017 Matt is as closely connected with the Nuggets as any writer out there so his statements should be taken as very accurate. The Nuggets have been talking about signing Harris to an extension...

One of the greatest interviews in Knicks history. Brothers and sisters, whatever thing you are doing right now, please stop doing that thing. Knicks forward Michael Beasley is about to open your third eye. “Your favorite player’s favorite player” has quickly become a fan favorite around these parts in the few days since he arrived in New York. But you ain’t seen nothing yet, folks. Beasley sat down with SNY’s Taylor Rooks for an interview, and...well... Watch on both wrists and his ankle, GOAT in NY sweatshirt, and debating 10% vs. 11% brain use. ❤️ U, BEAS!...

He didn’t even bother looking at other teams this summer Despite his nearly three month hiatus from the Chicago Bulls this summer, Nikola Mirotic knew he wasn’t going anywhere. Mirotic said he always knew he would re-sign with Bulls. Rejected 1st offer but always knew he'd either play on QO or new deal.— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 26, 2017 In fact, he was so loyal to the Bulls that he didn’t even bother talking to any other teams about possibly signing for more than the $7.2 million qualifying offer the Bulls extended to him this summer. Mirotic said all this when he...

Another NBA Media Day has come and gone for the greatest basketball league in the world. 28 of the 30 teams in the association were in attendance and yes, this includes the New Orleans Pelicans. Throughout the day, players and coaches are required to take photographs and answer questions for the media in order to […] It Is “Make-Or-Break” Time For The New Orleans Pelicans In 2017 - Pelican Debrief - Pelican Debrief - A New Orleans Pelicans Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Lonzo hasn’t backed down from setting a high bar to clear in his first season in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t seen the playoffs in years, but Lonzo Ball wants to change that during his rookie season. Ball said the team’s goal is making the playoffs back in August, and the No. 2 pick stood by that during his media day availability. “We're focused on making the playoffs. Obviously it's going to be a tough journey, but we're looking forward to it,” Ball said when asked what he’d consider a successful season. Asked again if he thought the Lakers can climb into playoff...

A well-rested Chandler is entering his 17th season playing for the Phoenix Suns. Last season with the Phoenix Suns was one of the best of Tyson Chandler’s career by many measures. He had the third highest rebound per game total (11.5) of his 16 year career and also had his second highest field goal percentage (67.1%) and career best free throw percentage (73.4%). Adjusting for playing time, Tyson actually had a career best 14.9 rebounds per 36 minutes played. If he had qualified for NBA leaders based on minutes played Chandler’s 11.5 rebounds per game would have put him eighth in the...

The new Warrior is a great shooter, but has been known as a ballhog and chucker in the past. Will he buy into Warriors’ system? At Sunday’s practice, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr implored new addition Nick Young to shoot more. It’s a funny request for one of the most notorious chuckers in recent NBA history, and even more absurd given the Warriors’ egalitarian offense. Young explained that he’s been a little passive during his integration with the team’s offense. It’s already set, and he’s been just trying to fit in. But Nick Young’s jump shot is why he was signed, and...

The Memphis Grizzlies’ Core Four era is done, and now they need some new fan favorites around Mike Conley and Marc Gasol. Who can arise out of the pack? Zach Randolph and Tony Allen captured the hearts of the fans. With every jab-step, rebound, steal and post-play antics, the fans absolutely melted. They were such […] Without Randolph and Allen, Memphis Grizzlies need new fan favorite - Beale Street Bears - Beale Street Bears - A Memphis Grizzlies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Based off Media Day talk and answers after the first practice for the Chicago Bulls, it doesn’t sound like Zach LaVine is going to making his debut until at least November. Zach LaVine may be the new centerpiece for the rebuilding Chicago Bulls, but based off the responses to questions about his status this week, […] It doesn’t sound like Zach LaVine is going to be taking contact until November - Pippen Aint Easy - Pippen Aint Easy - A Chicago Bulls Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The players were confident on media day, appearing ready to tackle the Western Conference challenge. A theme quickly emerged on media day: this latest version of the New Orleans Pelicans is a supremely confident bunch. “Obviously I feel like we’re a sleeper and people obviously see the roster that we have and maybe even looked at the past that we’ve had. But we’re ready to go.” — Jrue Holiday The start of every preseason is always filled with optimism around the league. Even mediocre teams feel they have a good chance of exceeding expectations. But that’s what we should expect...